Team India will eye on a clean sweep and maintain their unbeaten record against hosts Bangladesh in the format, as they are set to take them on in the second and last Test match of the series, at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka today.
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However, it seems like the list of Indian players getting injured keeps on getting longer with each passing day. After regular skipper Rohit Sharma and pacer Navdeep Saini were ruled out from the imminent second Test due to injuries, stand-in skipper for the series KL Rahul picked up a hand injury during practice. However, batting coach Vikram Rathour has assured that he will be fine before the Test commences.
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It will yet again be a must-win game for India, as they compete with around three other teams for the second spot at present in the World Test Championship (WTC) points table 2021-23, in order to play their second-successive final, this time most probably against Australia.
Shere Bangla National Stadium Dhaka Test records
Hosts Bangladesh do not boast of a good record at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka in the Test format. They have managed to win mere 6 of the 23 Tests at this venue, losing 14, while drawing 3 of them.
India, on the other hand, have won both the Tests they have played at this venue in the years 2007 and 2010.
Highest run-scorers in the Test format at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka are Mushfiqur Rahim (1,500 runs), Shakib Al Hasan (1,467 runs), Tamim Iqbal (1,260), Mominul Haque (892 runs), and Mahmudullah (796 runs).
The leading wicket-takers at this venue in the Test format are Shakib Al Hasan (68 wickets), Taijul Islam (54 wickets), Mehidy Hasan Miraz (41 wickets), Zaheer Khan (17 wickets), and Shahadat Hossain (16 wickets).
Dhaka Cricket Stadium highest innings totals
Score | Overs | Team | Opposition | Year |
730/6d | 187.5 | Sri Lanka | Bangladesh | 2014 |
610/3d | 153 | India | Bangladesh | 2007 |
560/6d | 154 | Bangladesh | Zimbabwe | 2020 |
557/8d | 152 | Pakistan | Bangladesh | 2015 |
556/10 | 148.3 | Bangladesh | West Indies | 2012 |